Background
Sawyer, Edmund Vail was born on October 31, 1916 in Alpaugh, California, United States. Son of Walter Ray and Lela Blanch (Vail) Sawyer.
Sawyer, Edmund Vail was born on October 31, 1916 in Alpaugh, California, United States. Son of Walter Ray and Lela Blanch (Vail) Sawyer.
Associate of Arts, Pasadena Junior College, 1935; AB, Occidental College, 1938.
X-ray research associate, California Institute Technology, 1938; production planner, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, California, 1939-1941; owner, Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Engineering & Research, South Pasadena, 1938-1960; president, Chief Executive Officer, Western Astronautics Corporation, San Diego, 1955-1960; president, Chief Executive Officer, Astrolab Testing Corporation, El Monte, California, 1957-1960; president, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Electrokinetics, Glendora, California, 1957-1960; president, Chief Executive Officer, Travis Plating Company, Los Angeles, 1958-1960; president, Chief Executive Officer, Creative Science Industries, Riverside, California, 1960-1973; president, Chief Executive Officer, Travelguide Surveys, Napa, California, since 1973; president, Chief Executive Officer, La Vallette Winery, Napa, since 1987.
Trustee La Jolla (California) Country Day School, 1968-1972. Fellow Explorers Club. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (senior ), International Astronomical Federation (co-founder 1952), Gesellschaft fur Weltraumforschung (honorary), Pacific Rocket Society (founder 1944, president 1944-1950, director emeritus 1950-1955), La Jolla Country Club, Shriners.
Married Jeannette Bisson, May 21, 1952. Children: Edmund James, Robert Donald.